NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks International World Finals Kick-Off at PAX 2013

NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks International World Finals Kick-Off at PAX 2013

Regional Champions From Around the World Compete for $100,000, Bragging Rights and the Coveted GeForce Green Jacket

NVIDA’s first ever GeForce eSports World of Tanks Open Tournament will culminate with its world finals at the close of PAX Prime on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 7:00 pm PDT at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, WA. Brought to you live by Twitch, the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers, and Wargaming, a new world war will be staged – with finalists from China, South East Asia, North and South America, Europe and Russia competing for their share of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series graphics cards and $100,000 in cold hard cash! Matches will be broadcast live on Twitch and available on–demand.

“Now more than ever, competitive gaming is pushing players and hardware limits to extremes,” said James Grunke, manager of the GeForce eSports program at NVIDIA. “We at GeForce eSports are committed to upping our game by delivering the gear gamers demand to win. We’ve got a rock star team of partners in Wargaming and Twitch to execute this fierce global gaming war.”

Following the intense epic battle, NVIDIA along with their tournament partners Wargaming and Twitch, will host Party of 3, the mother of all PAX parties! The celebration begins at 9:30 pm – immediately following the global tournament, also at Showbox SoDo. Sure to be the ultimate party of PAX, the event will rage on until 1:00 am and feature meet-ups, complimentary drinks and food, and the chance to win high octane prizes.

“Twitch is known for having a major presence at PAX, so every year we are looking to raise the bar with the events we drive or take part in,” said Amber Dalton, director of marketing and events for Twitch. “By live streaming the World of Tanks Grand Finals at an event co-hosted by NVIDIA and Wargaming, that bar has definitely been lifted. With eSports trending in the news now more than ever before, this showcase will illustrate its competitive spirit and spectator appeal.”

“We’re going to see the best and brightest World of Tanks players in the world in Seattle for the NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks Grand Finals,” said Caleb Fox, head of eSports at Wargaming. “Getting so much talent in one place and competing for great prizes and cash is going to be a truly memorable event.”

NVIDIA, along with their partners and sponsors, EVGA and Razer, will give away cutting-edge products, such as GeForce GTX 660 GPUs, WG gold, gaming mice, PC accessory packs and much more!

General admission for NVIDIA GeForce eSports World of Tanks Grand Finals is free but interested gamers need to RSVP at http://wot100kopen.eventbrite.com/ and will be admitted onsite on a first come, first serve basis. Doors will open at 6 pm Sunday night for a World of Tanks Community Meet-Up Event. The first attendees to arrive will receive free drink tickets.

World of Tanks is a team-based, massively multiplayer online game dedicated to armored warfare in the mid-20th century. With more than 60 million registered users worldwide, World of Tanks is a fast-paced PC shooter game with in-depth weaponry, economics and robust eSports tools such as spectator mode and replay file support.

Official GeForce eSports World of Tanks OpenTournament rules and regulations are available at http://esports.geforce.com.

About GeForce eSports

GeForce eSports, operated by NVIDIA, is the premier Pro/Am PC gaming program dedicated to celebrating and growing the eSports community. From StarCraft 2, Call of Duty Black Ops II and now including the epic World of Tanks, GeForce eSports hosts the biggest titles in PC gaming. Preferred by top professional gamers globally, GeForce GTX GPU-based graphics cards turn the PC into the world’s most powerful gaming platform.

About NVIDIANVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) awakened the world to computer graphics when it invented the GPU in 1999. Today, its processors power a broad range of products from smartphones to supercomputers. NVIDIA’s mobile processors are used in cell phones, tablets and auto infotainment systems. PC gamers rely on GPUs to enjoy spectacularly immersive worlds. Professionals use them to create 3D graphics and visual effects in movies and to design everything from golf clubs to jumbo jets. And researchers utilize GPUs to advance the frontiers of science with high performance computing. The company has more than 5,000 patents issued, allowed or filed, including ones covering ideas essential to modern computing. For more information, see www.nvidia.com.

About World of Tanks

World of Tanks is the first and only team-based, massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes close to 300 armored vehicles from United States, Germany, the Soviet Union, France, Great Britain and China, carefully detailed with historical accuracy.

A flexible system of authentic vehicle upgrades and development allows you to try any of the vehicles and weapons in the game. Whether you prefer to exhaust your foes with fast and maneuverable light tanks, make deep breaches in enemy lines with all-purpose medium tanks, use the force of giant tanks to eliminate opposing armored forces, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers, each unit type has its own advantages and can be extremely effective when operated by a true tank ace.

But being a great tank commander alone isn’t enough to win! In World of Tanks, it’s all about teamwork. Victory is achieved by combining your combat skills with those of the other members of your team, each playing their own role on the battlefield. Just add your favorite strategy to build your own steel empire and manifest the indisputable authority of the tank power!

Join World of Tanks:

http://worldoftanks.eu/registration/ (Europe)

http://worldoftanks.com/registration/ (North America)

http://worldoftanks-sea.com/registration/ (Southeast Asia)

http://worldoftanks.kr/registration/ko/ (Republic of Korea)

About Wargaming

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles and employs over 2000 people across such key regions as North America, Europe, Russia, Asia, and Australia.

Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to mid-20th century warfare that will include the company’s flagship armored MMO World of Tanks, launched in April 2011 and currently boasting 65 million players worldwide, the flight combat World of Warplanes, named one of the most anticipated MMOs, and the naval World of Warships, scheduled for release in 2014.

In June 2012, Wargaming announced the Wargaming.net Service, the epicenter of the online battle gaming universe that will gather the series under a single portal — www.wargaming.net

Official website:

www.wargaming.com

About Twitch

Twitch is the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers. More than 35 million gamers gather every month on Twitch to broadcast, watch and chat about gaming. Twitch’s video platform is the backbone of both live and on-demand distribution for leading video game broadcasters including casual gamers, pro players, tournaments, leagues, developers and gaming media organizations. Twitch is leading a revolution in the gaming community, working to create a participatory experience that transcends gameplay. Learn more at http://twitch.tv.